Whitesburg in Hamblen County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bent Creek Church

By Craig Swain, August 19, 2009

1. Bent Creek Church Marker

Inscription.

Bent Creek Church. . This Baptist church is successor to the church established about one mile southwest, by Elder Tidence Lane and Elder William Murphy in 1785. A cemetery is near the original church site, which stood on the Old Stage Road from Abingdon to Knoxville. This road, made by immigrant pioneers, followed game and Indian trails.

This Baptist church is successor to the church established about one mile southwest, by Elder Tidence Lane and Elder William Murphy in 1785. A cemetery is near the original church site, which stood on the Old Stage Road from Abingdon to Knoxville. This road, made by immigrant pioneers, followed game and Indian trails.

Location. 36° 16.349′ N, 83° 8.307′ W. Marker is in Whitesburg, Tennessee, in Hamblen County. Marker is on E Andrew Johnson Highway (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Whitesburg TN 37891, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 23, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,330 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 23, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.

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